Day 2 of the 3 Day Refresh

Where to even begin with my day 2 review...let's just say that it was a WHOLE lot harder than day 1. I found myself very hungry in between meals unlike how I felt the first day. One thing about me that you should know is that I'm a creature of habit, so as far as my routine and food selections go, they were JUST like the first day with the exception of the salad I ate for dinner (picture and recipe coming) so this blog won't be as long.

I woke up and drank water just like I did the day before and weighed myself. To my surprise I did not loose any additional weight from the previous day's weight but I am still down .6 lbs from day one. This doesn't bother me too much because I did work out last night and I am not doing the refresh to loose a bunch of weight but only to kick start some healthier eating and clean out the junk I've put in recently. I imagine that people who don't eat clean normally would see a much greater weight loss number on the scale.

I then made my breakfast Shakeology shake the exact same way I did on day 1. By 8:30ish I was hungry. Fast forward about an hour and I became a little HANGRY! I was able to push through it and drank the Fiber Sweep around 10:30 again. It was still just as disgusting but I didn't have as much trouble getting it down. Come lunch time I was starving and NOT for a shake and veggies but for some "REAL" food. I wanted some chocolate and peanuts and fried fats. (You can imagine that I became a little more angry when I drank my shake and ate my hummus and carrots).

I ate my cucumbers drizzled in olive oil for my afternoon snack and was so ready to get home to eat my salad that I almost ate dinner at 4:30. I was VERY disappointed when I found out that my husband was going to feed himself and my 2 year old a $5 Hot and Ready from Little Cesar's with those delicious, greasy, bread sticks and I was just going to eat a salad. (Insert MAD face).

I would be lying if I said that I resisted the delicious pizza after I had those cravings ALL day so I have to admit that I ate a piece. I felt like a complete failure afterwards and was mad at myself so I finished my salad and drank my Vanilla Refresh shake.

Spinach Salad

Ingredients: 2 cups baby spinach, 1/2 medium cucumber, 1/2 medium bell pepper, 1/2 medium tomato, 1/2 tsp extra virgin olive oil, 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp raw pumpkin or sunflower seeds.

Directions: Combine greens, cucumber, bell pepper, tomato, olive oil, and lemon juice in a large bowl; toss gently to blend.

This salad was REALLY good and I will be adding it to my regular menu after the Refresh is over.

I finished the rest of the night strong and slept GREAT again. I woke up this morning feeling really good and refreshed so that's a plus in my book!